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Re:High Density Living, 2000 Years Ago: Inside the Roman Apartment Bui...
on Friday May 29, 2026 @01:52PM (#48326762)
A similar one, although less a story and more a documentary, is Alberto Angela's A day in the life of ancient Rome. It too, talks about apartments in ancient Rome.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6505103-a-day-in-the-...
Re:Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried with the 'Iliad'
on Thursday May 21, 2026 @02:34AM (#48218706)
TFA originally meant "The Fucking Article" but on HN seems to have morphed its meaning to "The Fine Article" or "The Featured Article". I can't stop reading it as the former every time I come across it.
Bytes of CSS to look great nearly everywhere
Re:Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without ...
on Sunday April 05, 2026 @03:21AM (#47646994)
I have learned to do this quite late in my life and by accident, to relieve acute physical pain.
Re:How the brain's activity, energy use and blood flow change as peopl...
on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:43PM (#45738880)
Would be interesting to know why yawning induces sleep at all.
Re:Genode OS Framework
on Friday September 26, 2025 @02:38PM (#45389651)
I've read it as "genocide" too and I scrolled down to see if there were any comments like yours. I wasn't disappointed.
Re:Why our website looks like an operating system
on Friday September 12, 2025 @03:50AM (#45219760)
I would be more cautious in generalizing this feeling. To me that interface feels daunting and cognitively taxing, compared to a CLI or command palette.
The Scam Called "You Don't Have to Remember Anything"
Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights
on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @02:34AM (#45194057)
I wonder if we could engineer a lighter ink
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied b...
on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:46AM (#45050271)
This is also not Reddit where you call for mods to remove things you find uncomfortable. I'd rather this guy be talked out of his delusions rather than letting him become more aggravated alone. Failing that, other people who were about to consider embarking on the same delusions would be hopefully discouraged by the rational replies.
Re:The F-35 is losing the trade war
on Saturday August 23, 2025 @04:03PM (#44998693)
> Beyond that, is there a viable competitor available for an US allied nation to purchase?
Not available yet, but Korean KF-21 and Turkish Kaan/TF-X (which Spain is thinking about buying/co-producing IIRC), though they're both considered 4.5th gen fighter jets rather than 5th like the F-35.
Re:Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org
on Friday August 22, 2025 @03:06PM (#44988534)
How do you deal with emails bouncing or going to spam? I have been looking to move away from Gmail but last I read it was the only reliable option out there.
Re:Face it: you're a crazy person
on Friday August 01, 2025 @05:21AM (#44754592)
In your case the jobs look closely related, don't they?
Re:Study mode
on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @07:02AM (#44732762)
They have the advantage to be able to rectify their errors and have a big leg up if they ever decide to specialize.
Re:My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now (...
on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @12:27PM (#44725348)
A $xxxx 2.5 year old laptop, one that's probably much more powerful than an average laptop bought today and probably next year as well. I don't think it's a fair reference point.
Re:Enough AI Copilots, We Need AI HUDs
on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @02:47AM (#44719891)
You basically want a cognitive aid device?
Re:YouTube No Translation
on Saturday July 19, 2025 @01:44PM (#44617602)
I wouldn't mind and I would actually prefer if things were translated correctly, adapting to local slang, cultural references and the likes. As of now translations are weird if not outright cringey. This is a problem with LLMs in general (probably because they're trained mostly on English data), although to a lesser degree, but enough that I have to correct them daily.
Notes on Spaced Repetition Scheduling
Re:What's Happening to Reading?
on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @04:59PM (#44586709)
I wonder if we even need to consume content by reading, as opposed to watching or listening, to be neurologically healthy and developed, considering it's something we didn't start doing until a few thousand years ago. Isn't reading kind of a specialization of watching?
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Future-Proof Programming Languages
Re:Ask HN: How to Get Rid of Gemini?
on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @02:38AM (#44363423)
> Ask me how I discovered this. :-)
How did you discover this?
Re:Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell func...
on Friday June 13, 2025 @02:52AM (#44266277)
I think it depends. An athlete might want to keep the same or less weight for performance or aesthetical reasons.
Re:Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell func...
on Friday June 13, 2025 @02:48AM (#44266257)
Maybe they have omitted those because the focus is on artificial sweeteners? As for myself I try to avoid anything that could be dangerous, not only what I eat or drink.
Re:Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell func...
on Friday June 13, 2025 @02:15AM (#44266128)
There you go. No artificial sweetener seems to be safe...guess I'll have to get used to making unsweetened protein bars and the occasional drinks and ice cream. Their sugar counterparts are too caloric.
Re:What even is a small language model now?
on Saturday May 24, 2025 @01:54PM (#44082705)
Is there a problem with that? If so, what is it? I don't mind as long as it's not the boilerplate AI spits out by default.
Re:On "Vibe Coding"
on Saturday May 24, 2025 @02:45AM (#44079233)
How do you know? I'd have to see those modules first to have an opinion.
Re:Getting AI to write good SQL
on Saturday May 17, 2025 @01:39AM (#44012270)
Undoubtedly, but a significant positive aspect is the democratization of this technology that enables access for people who could not afford it, not productively, that is.
Re:Create and edit images with Gemini 2.0 in preview
on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:58AM (#43923779)
I think the issue with AI (in contrast to human interaction) is its lack of real-time responsiveness. This slower back-and-forth can lead to frustration, especially if it takes a dozen or more messages to get the point across. Humans are also helped in helping you by contextual cues like gestures, facial expressions or "shared qualia".